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Top 5 children’s books about animals, selected by Oscar’s Lion author Adam Baron 
Children's books

Top 5 children’s books about animals, selected by Oscar’s Lion author Adam Baron 

Machines made the modern world – if we’re not careful they could break it
machines

Machines made the modern world – if we’re not careful they could break it

Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy’s Deborah Alma
poetry

Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy’s Deborah Alma

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
Review

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir

How a life-long obsession with lighthouses led to a book of beauty and adventure
Books

How a life-long obsession with lighthouses led to a book of beauty and adventure

Remarkable way Terry Pratchett’s lost stories were found by fans: ‘A million-to-one-chance’
Books

Remarkable way Terry Pratchett’s lost stories were found by fans: ‘A million-to-one-chance’

The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
Books

The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
Books

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Libraries Week

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Review

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
Letter to my Younger Self

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family

Top 5 books about goddesses, selected by best-selling author Natalie Haynes
Mythology

Top 5 books about goddesses, selected by best-selling author Natalie Haynes

Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel
Rail journeys

Why we all need to fall back in love with rail travel

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
Books

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food

Pioneering supermodel with Down’s syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares her most empowering life lessons
Interview

Pioneering supermodel with Down’s syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares her most empowering life lessons

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going

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Life-changing prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
Books

Life-changing prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new
Literature

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon
recommended

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast